Footwear brand Heavenly Feet, has made a donation of more than £1000 worth of winter boots and shoes to the Manchester branch of women’s charity, Smart Works.
Smart Works is a charity that helps unemployed women across the UK get back into the workplace by providing free, high quality interview clothes, styling advice and interview training.
The charity’s Greater Manchester branch has supported more than 800 women this year in career coaching and interview prep, and has facilitated more than 500 dressing appointments, helping these women to secure employment in multiple sectors including hospitality, care and education.
The donation from Heavenly Feet includes key styles from the brand’s AW24 collection. The comfort footwear specialist has pledged to support the charity over the coming years with multiple donations to its regional centres across the UK.
Ken Gray, director at Heavenly Feet, said: “We are honoured to be able to make this donation to the team at Smart Works Manchester, demonstrating our ongoing dedication to support the charity’s mission. The work undertaken by Smart Works is incredible, we hope that the Heavenly Feet donation helps the team to provide its vital wardrobe service to help women across Manchester succeed in the world of work.”
Corina Herhenteris, wardrobe, events and communications lead at Smart Works Manchester, said: “Donations like these are hugely important to the service we provide for our clients. Being able to offer comfortable, appropriate shoes for interviews is key and we can’t wait to put these on our shelves ready for clients!”
Since opening in 2015, Smart Works Manchester has delivered more than 5,000 appointments, supporting more than 4,000 individual women, with 69 per cent succeeding at job interviews. Smart Works operates in regions across the UK including London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading and Leeds, with plans for new centres also in the pipeline.
Every single pair of Heavenly Feet shoes is vegan-friendly, with a focus on putting comfort and affordability first.
